Balninkų stiklo muziejus ir paveikslų galerija

About the museum

The Balninkai Glass Museum is based on a collection of 367 glass objects gathered by a family, which in 2001 was donated by former Balninkai resident and glass technologist Kazys Strazdas. Most of the objects on display were made after 1972, when the production of art glass was revived in Lithuania. The museum opened on 8 November 2002; it was opened by President Valdas Adamkus. Shards from 17th–19th-century glass manufactories are also shown nearby.

The picture gallery began in 1998, when Vladas Miškinis, a painter and teacher at the Balninkai secondary school, donated 160 paintings. The gallery was later supplemented by graphic works by Onutė Pusvaškytė (40 works) and lithographs and silkscreen prints by Stasys Aukštuolis. In the same building is the Balninkai Local Life Museum, with 18th–20th-century tools and household objects, and the Partisan Museum of the B Unit of the Didžiosios Kovos apygarda, with an authentically arranged partisan hideout. In 2016 the museum was transferred to the public institution “Kaimynystės namai”.

Highlights

• The first specialised glass museum in Lithuania
• Vladas Miškinis picture gallery
• Balninkai local life exhibition
• Partisan hideout with a secret door mechanism

Permanent exhibitions

• Stiklo muziejus – Glass works from Lithuanian glass factories of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and shards from 17th–19th-century manufactories.
• Paveikslų galerija – Paintings by Vladas Miškinis, graphic works by Onutė Pusvaškytė and lithographs by Stasys Aukštuolis.
• Balninkų krašto buities muziejus ir partizanų muziejus – 18th–20th-century household objects and farm tools, and an authentically arranged partisan hideout with photographs of partisans from the B Unit of the Didžiosios Kovos apygarda.

Founded

2002

Operated by

VšĮ Universalus daugiafunkcis centras „Kaimynystės namai“

Admission & discounts

The price applies to the glass museum and to the local life and partisan exhibitions located in the same complex.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

In the local life museum you can touch the exhibits and try things out, for example grinding grain with a hand mill; educational programmes are offered.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the small town of Balninkai, Molėtai district.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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